Re: ADHD blamed for illegal drug use and crime

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 01:46:22 -0000, "Weyoun the Dancing Borg"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]@@dancingborg.co.uk> wrote:

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>"Jasbird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3282423.stm>
>> Wednesday, 19 November, 2003, 02:46 GMT
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>> CPS plea on hyperactive juveniles
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>> By Sarah Sturdey
>> BBC correspondent
>>
>> The number of young offenders with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
>> Disorder (ADHD) is increasing, says the Crown Prosecution Service.
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>no it isnt. it's the fact that kids are allowed to do anything, and you
>can't give them a slap to teach them not to. Once they realise this, they do
>what they want and then are diagnosed with this "problem". It isn't a
>disorder, it's lack of proper parenting in most cases.

Most often only one child has AD/HD in a family with one or more
normal children, all of whom are brought up in the same  environment.

Work on identifying the genetic factors is already well underway. I'm
aware of one such study being conducted at Cambridge Uni.

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